[kilago]

Hi all,

I'm changing out my speakers in my 06 Frontier...Would anyone know which is positive and which is negative in the following speaker wire combos? I've only done the front so far:

Front right: blue & blue w/ black stripe (I'm thinking blue w/ black stripe is negative)
Front left: blue w/ white stripe & blue w/ red stripe (have no clue here)

Rear right: TBD
Rear left: TBD

Any insight would be appreciated! PS I haven't removed the headunit yet, but when I do I guess I'll know for sure...just didn't want to do that yet since I don't have my replacement yet.

Thanks,
Wes.

Oh yeah, I should add I just installed Alpine 69LP in the front doors using just the stock deck, they sound pretty good. I'm just worried the polarity is messed up. Overall, for $90, they're not bad...I wouldn't say they blew me away, but they do sound better than the stocks. At least the highs are there now. Just be sure to try and seal the speaker, so that you keep as much air in the stock plastic mount as possible, I think it helps with bass response. I just used electrical tape and wrapped it around the entire rim of the speaker tight...They definitely sound better with the seal and the panels on, so don't be too worried when you test em before putting everything back together.

 

[Frontin]

damn confusing *** japineese people, why couldnt they just do red and black! lol. i had this same problem when i was putting in my deck, none of the wires are color coded to a normal set up. i searched google and found a diagram that told me the colors and what they went too. id try that, normally i can guess stuff like that, but that one is even more confusing than my 00 lol. sorry. google is your best friend.

 

[kilago]

damn confusing *** japineese people, why couldnt they just do red and black! lol. i had this same problem when i was putting in my deck, none of the wires are color coded to a normal set up. i searched google and found a diagram that told me the colors and what they went too. id try that, normally i can guess stuff like that, but that one is even more confusing than my 00 lol. sorry. google is your best friend.

haha...hey, hey they are very technical people...too many red and black wires would be bad too... thanks though...will try google.

 

[MichaelBrock]

Here you go. Don't blame me for the odd code choice for colors (L=blue?) I took it straight from the '05 Service Manual (I did the $20 download from Nissan)

"BASE system"

Front LH Tweeter: G+ L-
Frong LH Door: L/W+ L/R-
Front RH Tweeter: W+ L-
Front RH Door: W/B+ L/B-

King Cab:
Rear Door LH: G+ B-
Rear Door RH GR+ O-

Crew Cab:
Rear Door LH: L+ O-
Rear Door RH: L+ O-

Where:
B = Black
W = White
R = Red
G = Green
L = Blue
Y = Yellow
LG = Light Green
BR = Brown
OR or O = Orange
P = Pink
PU or V (Violet) = Purple
GY or GR = Gray
SB = Sky Blue
CH = Dark Brown
DG = Dark Green

When the wire color is striped, the base color is given first, followed by the stripe color as shown
below:
Example: L/W = Blue with White Stripe

When I changed my speakers, before downloading the service manual,I found a post on another thread which purported to show the wiring diagram but it did not match with what I had in my truck. So I bit the bullet and downloaded the manual. What you see above did match up.

Michael Brock
2006 Frontier SE, KC in lovely Storm Gray

 

[kilago]

Front RH Door: W/B+ L/B-

Thanks Michael! I only had one problem...my RH front was actually a blue and a blue w/ black stripe. I'm assuming this means blue w/ black is still negative. Maybe they ran out of white w/ black striped wires?